LISTINGS - The Rough Guide to Beijing - page 207

Private Kitchen 44 细管胡同 44 号 , xìguǎnhútóng sìshísìhào 70 Deshengmennei Dajie
010 64001280; Jishuitan subway (line 2); map . Cosy restaurant serving home-style Guilin
food, which is strong on pickles and tart flavours. Stick to the set meal ( ￥ 68), and wash it
down with rice osmanthus wine. Daily 11am-2pm & 4.30-10pm.
Saveurs de Coree 韩香馆 , hánxiāng ɡuǎn 20 Ju'er Hutong 010 54715753, saveursde-
coree.com.cn ; Nanluoguxiang subway (line 6); map . Trendy Korean bistro which prides itself
on MSG-free dishes. If you're new to Korea's spicy cuisine, go for the ￥ 59 bibimbap (mixed
rice, vegetables, egg and beef); if you fancy something more adventurous, try the barbecued
galbi (marinated beef or pork). Ginseng-flavoured baekseju wine goes well with either. Daily
11am-10pm.
The Source 都江源 , dūjiāng yuán 14 Banchang Hutong 010 64003736; Nanluoguxiang
subway (line 6); map . A world away from the Nanluogu Xiang hubbub, though actually
quite close to it, this artfully decorated courtyard restaurant serves set meals of the kind
once favoured by Sichuanese aristocracy (they'll go easy on the spices if you ask). Starts at
￥ 188 per person, with the price and variety of sets increasing with each added person. Daily
10.30am-2pm & 5-10pm.
EAST OF THE CENTRE
WANGFUJING AND AROUND
Dadong 大董烤鸭店 , dàdǒng kǎoyādiàn 88 Jinbao Jie 010 85221234, dadong-
dadong.com ; Dengshikou subway (line 5); map . A bright, modish place that's garnered a
good reputation for its crispy-skinned, succulent Beijing duck (from ￥ 228). Don't restrict
yourself to these signature dishes though - the rest of the Chinese food is fine too. Daily
11am-10pm.
Lei Garden 利苑酒家 , lìyuàn jiǔjiā 3F Jinbao Tower, 89 Jinbao Jie 010 85221212, le-
igarden.hk ; Dengshikou subway (line 5); map . This well-established, upmarket Cantonese
restaurant really comes into its own at lunchtime, thanks to its big selection of tasty dim
sum . Speciality dishes include crab with egg yolk; think at least ￥ 200 per head. Daily
11am-2.30pm & 5.30-10.30pm.
Made in China Grand Hyatt, 1 Dongchang'an Jie 010 65109608,
beijing.grand.hyatt.com ; Wang-fujing subway (line 1); map . An element of drama is added
to this dim, traditionally styled restaurant by the spectacle of chefs toiling over the giant woks
and ovens in the open kitchen. It's one of the swankiest places in town, and the food is reli-
ably excellent; their signature menu goes for ￥ 398 per person (minimum two), but à la carte
items go from around ￥ 100. Daily 11.30am-2.30pm & 5.30-10.30pm.
QinTangFu 秦唐府 , qíntángfŭ 69 Chaoyangmen Nanxiaojie 010 65598135; Dongsi sub-
way (lines 5 & 6); map . A short walk from Fly By Knight hostel, this is the best place in
town for a famous Xi'an dish known as paomo ( 泡沫 ), a spicy, broth-like dish made with